McCarthy refuses to bite on possibility of longer Ireland tenure

Mick McCarthy has refused to countenance the idea that he may stay on beyond the current Euro 2020 campaign as Republic of Ireland manager, branding a query on the issue as disrespectful to Stephen Kenny.

The decision to install McCarthy for just the one campaign, and for Kenny to be established as his successor-in-waiting with an interim brief over the U21s, has drawn considerable comment since announced by the FAI.